Actress Sunshine Cruz is finding it difficult to adjust to the life of a single mom, but added that learning how to stand up on her own two feet has made her stronger.

The 36-year-old shared the changes that happened in her life since her separation with actor Cesar Montano.

“Natuto ako ngayon maging independent cause when I was young, I was so dependent on my mom and then dumating siya sa buhay ko, naging dependent ako sa kanya,” she said.

The two separated in January 2013 over the actor’s alleged affair with model-actress Krista Miller, after 13 years as a married couple. Just this May, the actress filed a petition seeking an annulment.